Guardians of the Emerald Buddha

Mall Rat

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March 21st 2009
Road weary, overloaded on mental experiences and looking for a few creature comforts, I stumbled into Bangkok. A brief but necessary doctor's visit confirmed what I already knew. Armed with medication but still needing the beautiful white porcelain to assist my battle with a gastrointestinal infection, I had to figure out what to do with myself. I decided I would have an All-American day. I ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more